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Hospital Response Team |
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| One of our objectives is to provide emergency backup communication support to Christiana Care Health System. Christiana Care Health System serves more than a million people throughout Delaware and neighboring areas of southeastern Pennsylvania, the Eastern Shore of Maryland and southern New Jersey. |
There are two main hospitals that we support. Chriatiana Hospital, located in Newark, DE and Wilmington Hospital, located in nothern Wilmington, DE. Both hospital have fully equpied radio stations utilizing HF, VHF, UHF and digitals capabilities. |
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| For more information on Christiana Care, please see their Internet Home Page at www.christianacare.org |
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HRT Membership Requierments
| Anyone with a valid Amateur Radio license and a desire to help others is welcome to join CARES. Since you will be located on Christiana Care property acting as a volunteer you will first need to complete some steps required for all volunteers. This includes an interview and attendance at a volunteer class. More information about this is detailed in the volunteer packet. For more information and to answer some questions that have been asked of us, please see the frequently asked questions below. |
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| What is the reason for the volunteer class?The purpose of the volunteer class is to provide you training on the hospital environment, what to do in case of fire, what overhead announcments you will hear, confidentiality, etc. |
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| Why do I need a picture ID? Even though the public has access to the hospital when visiting or receiving patient care, there are areas that are secure and not open to the public that you will need to access. Since security is always a concern, it is important that you have a badge that identifies you as a volunteer. During emergencies, security is even more important, especially at a trauma center where there would be much more activity. |
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| Why do I need to join, can't you just call for volunteers on a local repeater if an emergency arises? In the event of an emergency it would be unfair to ask someone to report to a location that they have never been and ask them to perform a function that they never practiced for. Even something as basic as where the command center is located would be difficult to communicate at the time an emergency arises. Having trained volunteers allows us to plan and prepare for certain scenarios. |
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Are there minimum participation hours required.? NO. There are no minimum hours required for participation. Even though there are minimum hours for other Christiana Care volunteers, there is no minimum for the ARES group. We are trying to recruit as many Amateur Radio Operators as possible that can volunteer when then can and participate in on air nets, emergency drills and group meetings. The current Christiana Care volunteer packet mentions minimum hours and this has caused some confusion. details.Anyone interested in joining our team can send an e-mail message to CARES at cares@christianacare.org. Once your e-mail is received you will be contacted and a volunteer packet will be mailed to you. This packet contains more information on volunteering for Christiana Care and provides other information necessary for volunteering in an health care environment. |
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Facility Location and Directions |
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Directions
To Wilmington Hospital
501 W. 14th St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)
733-1000
From I-95, southbound:
- Take exit 7B (Delaware Avenue).
- Turn left onto Delaware Avenue.
- At the second traffic light, turn left onto Jefferson Street and go one block onto the Wilmington Hospital campus.
- Park in the multilevel parking garage.
From I-95, northbound:
- Take exit 7 (Delaware Avenue).
- Pass through four traffic lights then turn right onto Delaware Avenue and move into the left lane.
- At the first light, turn left onto Jefferson Street and go one block onto the Wilmington Hospital campus.
- Park in the multilevel parking garage.
From I-495, southbound:
- Take exit 3 (12th Street) north to left turn on Gov. Printz Boulevard
(U.S.13).
- Cross over bridge, bearing right and passing through one traffic
light.
- Turn right on E. 10th Street.
- Follow E. 10th St. (past Rodney Square) to right turn on West Street.
- Follow French Street to left on 12th Street.
- Follow 12th Street two blocks to Jefferson Street and turn right onto the Wilmington Hospital campus.
- Park in the multilevel parking garage.
Directions
To Christiana Hospital
4755 Ogletown-Stanton
Rd.
Newark, DE 19718
(302)733-1000
From I-95, southbound:
- Take Exit 4B (Churchmans Corner) onto Route 58 west (Churchmans Road).
- Follow Route 58 one mile.
- Turn left at the light to enter Christiana Hospital campus.
From I-95, northbound:
- Take Exit 4B (Churchmans Corner) onto Route 7/Route 1 north.
- Take Exit 166 onto Route 58 west (Churchmans Road).
- Follow Route 58 for six-tenths of a mile.
- Turn left at the light to enter Christiana Hospital campus.
From southern New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties
- Take Exit 166 off of Route 7/Route 1 north and onto Route 58 west (Churchmans Road).
- Follow Route 58 for six-tenths of a mile.
- Turn left at the light to enter Christiana Hospital campus.
From southern Chester County, Pennsylvania:
- Follow Route 41 south to Route 7 south.
- Follow Route 7 to right turn onto Route 4 west (Ogletown-Stanton Road).
- Turn left on Route 58 east.
- Go three-tenths of a mile and turn right onto Christiana Hospital campus.
From Cecil County, Maryland:
- Follow I-95 north to Exit 4B (Churchmans Corner) Route 7/Route 1
north.
- Take Exit 166 onto Route 58 west (Churchmans Road).
- Follow Route 58 six-tenths of a mile.
- Turn left at the light to enter Christiana Hospital campus.
From Maryland's Eastern Shore:
- Follow Maryland Route 213 north to Route 40 east.
- From Route 40 turn onto Route 7/Route 1 north.
- Take Exit 166 onto Route 58 west (Churchmans Road).
- Follow Route 58 six-tenths of a mile.
- Turn left at the light to enter Christiana Hospital campus.
From New Jersey:
- After crossing the Delaware Memorial Bridge, follow I-295 to I-95
south Exit 4B (Churchmans Corner) onto Route 58 west (Churchmans Road).
- Follow Route 58 one mile.
- Turn
left at the light to enter Christiana Hospital
campus.
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